Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
Sharon Needles The Phoenix Place Hotel & Suites Saturday, July 21, 2012 “If you’re sick of the Republican, Democratic, or Independent parties, vote for the ‘Wig party’…” Sharon Needles, the most recent winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is well-known for being the voice of underdogs. Growing up in a small…
Talib Kweli Club Red Saturday, July 21 There is only one word to properly describe Talib Kweli’s performance at Club Red in Tempe: endurance. Those who crammed into the club had to handle less than ideal weather conditions, soaring humidity in the venue, and ongoing technical difficulties…
El Komander Celebrity Theatre Saturday, July 21, 2012 See also: Narcocorridista El Komander To Bring the Sound of the Drug War to Phoenix See also: José “El Pelón” Ávila Blames New Times for Canceled Show I would have really liked to chat with popular Mexican corridista El Komander before his…
Kongos Crescent Ballroom Friday, July 20, 2012 See also: Kongos Are Huge in South Africa — Is Phoenix Next? See also: Kongos on the Cutting Room Floor See also: Take Cover: The Rolling Blackouts Cover the Kongos So it looks like not even the transplanted Phoenix-via-South Africa rock ‘n’ roll…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
Al Perry, Hanson Olson, Nina Curri, Kevin Daly Rhythm Room Wednesday, July 18 See also: The 100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona See also: “We Got Cactus,” Bloodspasm (1985), Al Perry (2004), The Dusty Buskers (2010) By Michael Cryer The Rhythm Room put on an acoustic, punk rock show…
Simon Joyner The Trunk Space Monday, July 16, 2012 See also: Songwriter Simon Joyner Chases Ghosts on His Latest Album Here’s why (like myself, a few weeks ago) you probably haven’t heard of Simon Joyner: He’s really not fond of fame. Despite collaborating with The Mountain Goats, impacting Beck in…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
Through and Through Gospel Review Crescent Ballroom Saturday, July 14, 2012 See also: Download: Gospel Claws’ New Song, “Pale Horse Dry Cleaning” See also: Joel Marquard Fought Cancer and The Indie Community Chips in To Help Him Out Despite Joel Marquard’s adamant assertion that the Americana/roots sounds of his full-blooded…
JJCNV Trunk Space Saturday, July 14, 2012 See also: Seriously Joking: Local Punk Trio JJCNV Brings the Noise — And The Knee-length, Airbrushed Boob T-shirts Phoenix trio JJCNV — which used to stand for Janis Joplin Crap N Vomit until the deceased singer’s estate made them stop using her name…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
Extra Life, James Fella, Death House, Barren Nieces Trunk Space Tuesday, July 10 Few bands can pull off genre-bending and blending without sounding contrived, but New York based group Extra Life does it easily with virtuosic precision and genuine finesse. In support of a new album entitled Dream Seeds, released…
See also: Mega Ran Drops New Project in Time for Phoenix Comicon Phoenix hip-hop collective The Writer’s Guild has grown weary of the politics and standard operating procedures employed by promoters and venues around the Valley. They’re tired of the lack of cohesion between musicians and the various acts that…
La Mala Rodriguez Crescent Ballroom Sunday, July 8, 2012 See also: Spanish Rapper La Mala Rodriguez to Bring Flamenco-Infused Hip-Hop to Crescent Spanish emcee La Mala Rodriguez lived up to her promise of an emotional and powerful showing at the Crescent Ballroom with jamming grooves, little clothing, and an unrelenting…
The Bouncing Souls and The Menzingers Nile Theater Sunday, July 8, 2012 See also: The Bouncing Souls’ Greg Attonito on Florida, Comet, and ECFU See also: The Menzingers’ Tom May Discusses Touring With His Heroes, Like The Descendents and Bouncing Souls If you’ve seen The Bouncing Souls before, you know…
The Beach Boys @ Grand Canyon University Arena 50 songs for 50 years. It’s hard to imagine any band getting away with it, right? It’s even harder to imagine it being exceptional, but that’s the best word I can use to describe what The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love,…
Beach Boys Grand Canyon University Arena Saturday, July 7, 2012 See also: The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine On The Band’s Wild and Woolly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album See also: Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine Reflect on 50 Years of West Coast Pop See also: Our full…
Motörhead, Slayer, Slipknot, and more Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion Friday, July 6 See also: Why Isn’t Corey Taylor of Slipknot Listening to Metal? See also: What Mayhem Band Has the Craziest Fans (According to Tom Araya of Slayer)? See also: Motorhead, Slipknot, Anthrax, and Slayer Unite for Mayhem Fest See…
Foster the People Comerica Theatre Friday, July 6, 2012 See also: Foster the People at Venue Scottsdale Foster the People played to a packed house at Comerica Theatre last night, along with opening act Kimbra and Detroit’s Mayer Hawthorne and the County…
Joan Jett Talking Stick Resort Friday, July 6, 2012 Joan Jett is one of those musicians whom everybody should see if they get the chance. She’s an inspiration to every girl who ever picked up a guitar, pioneering the riot grrl movement before it had a name (she later produced…
See also: The Menzingers’ Tom May Discusses Touring With His Heroes, Like The Descendents and Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls’ recently released its ninth album, Comet, celebrating 26 years of energetic New Jersey punk. “We’re doing it for us and them [the audience] almost as a family, it feels like…
